November 06, 2012, 10:08AM

Maps of the United States and the world line the walls of the stairs in the home of Brian and Melissa Dixon, who hosted Asumi Hirokawa for the week of her visit to Forest Grove by Japanese exchange students.

November 06, 2012, 10:08AM

Japanese exchange students show off their Halloween creations carved upon arrival in Forest Grove Wednesday. The junior high and high school exchange students spent four days with Forest Grove host families.

November 06, 2012, 10:08AM

Miyako Yanahira (left) and Saori Hyakkoku lead off in a group of Japanese exchange students on a walking tour of the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve Thursday during their four-day visit to Forest Grove.

November 06, 2012, 10:08AM

With a smile almost as wide as the pumpkin she carved, Japanese exchange student Miki Takami shows off her Halloween creation carved upon arrival in Forest Grove Wednesday along with nine of her fellow students. The junior high and high school exchange students spen four days with Forest Grove host families.